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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Air and Weather - Science

During this unit, students will:
  • develop an interest in air and weather
  • experience air as a gas that takes up space and can be compressed into a smaller space
  • observe the force of air pressure pushing on objects and materials
  • observe and compare how moving air interacts with objects
  • observe, describe, and record changes that occur in weather from day to day and across seasons
  • learn that the sun warms the land, air and water
  • become familiar with instruments used by meteorologists to monitor and measure air and weather conditions
  • compare monthly seasonal weather conditions, using bar graphs
  • record and communicate data with pictures, numbers and words, and graphs
  • acquire vocabulary associated with properties of air and weather conditions
Click here to see pictures of our parachute investigation. Air resistance

Click here to see pictures of our Pop-Off investigation. Air Pressure

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